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filaceous

/fɪˈleɪʃəs/

filaceous adjective: composed of threads, stringy.

Adjective

filaceous (comparative more filaceous, superlative most filaceous)

  1. (rare) Composed of threads, stringy.
    • It is the stalk that maketh the filaceous matter commonly1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
    • this organic layer on the ceramic is the remnants of the fibrin adhesive which appear as a short, filaceous structure of subcellular dimensions1991, Mário A. Barbosa, Biomaterials Degradation
    Synonyms:
    filamentous

Synonyms of filaceous

Forms of filaceous

comparativemore filaceous
superlativemost filaceous

Origin of filaceous

Latin fīlum (“thread”) + -aceous.

Questions about filaceous

What does filaceous mean?
Filaceous means composed of threads, stringy.
What part of speech is filaceous?
Filaceous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce filaceous?
Filaceous is pronounced /fɪˈleɪʃəs/.

Words near filaceous in the dictionary

  1. Filaarataa
  2. filabeg
  3. filabegs
  4. filable
  5. filabuster
  6. filaceous
  7. filacer
  8. filacers
  9. Filadelfia
  10. filafel
  11. filaggrin

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